System Setup; Boot Sequence - Dell PowerEdge T30 Owner's Manual

System Setup enables you to manage your system hardware and specify BIOS level options. From the System Setup, you can:
• Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware
• View the system hardware configuration
• Enable or disable integrated devices
• Set system performance and power management
• Manage your system security
Topics:
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Boot Sequence

• Navigation keys
• System Setup options
• Updating the BIOS
• BIOS recovery
• Trusted Platform Module specification
• System and setup password
Boot Sequence
Boot Sequence allows you to bypass the system setup‐defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device—for example,
optical drive or hard drive. During the Power-on Self Test (POST), you can:
• Access System Setup by pressing F2
• Bring up the one-time boot menu by pressing F12
The one-time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from, including the diagnostic option. The boot-menu options are
explained as follows:
Table 21. Boot Sequence
Option
Legacy Boot
UEFI Boot
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System Setup

System Setup
Description
Enables you to install an operating system from the available
options:
• Internal hard drive
• CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
• Onboard NIC
NOTE: The Internal hard drive option displays the hard
drive model number. For example, if the internal hard drive
model number is ST2000DM001–1ER164, then this is
displayed.
Windows Boot Manager
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